This pin was in my Grandma Daisy's button jar. It is an election pin for Grover Cleveland's second election. He was elected to his first term, 1885-1889 as the 22nd President. Thomas A. Hendricks was his first Vice President.
He later ran again and won as the 24th President, 1893-1897. His Vice President was Adlai Stevenson I. Cleveland is the only president that did not have consecutive presidencies.
This pin is a mechanical pin. The wings on the eagle can be pulled down by pulling on the bottom ribbon. When the wings are down they reveal photos of Cleveland and Stevenson.
The ribbons are not original to the pin. I added them so I can wear the pin at Ardenwood Park, Fremont, CA on 4th of Julys.
A bit of unusual history:
A habitual cigar-smoker, Cleveland developed cancer of the mouth that required immediate surgery in the summer of 1893. The president insisted that the surgery be kept secret to avoid another panic on Wall Street. While on a yacht in New York harbor that summer, Cleveland had his entire upper jaw removed and replaced with an artificial device, an operation that left no outward scar. The cancer surgery remained secret for another quarter century. Cleveland's aides explained that he had merely had dental work. His vice president little realized how close he came to the presidency that summer.
(From wikipedia.org)
He later ran again and won as the 24th President, 1893-1897. His Vice President was Adlai Stevenson I. Cleveland is the only president that did not have consecutive presidencies.
This pin is a mechanical pin. The wings on the eagle can be pulled down by pulling on the bottom ribbon. When the wings are down they reveal photos of Cleveland and Stevenson.
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| The back of the pin. |
A bit of unusual history:
A habitual cigar-smoker, Cleveland developed cancer of the mouth that required immediate surgery in the summer of 1893. The president insisted that the surgery be kept secret to avoid another panic on Wall Street. While on a yacht in New York harbor that summer, Cleveland had his entire upper jaw removed and replaced with an artificial device, an operation that left no outward scar. The cancer surgery remained secret for another quarter century. Cleveland's aides explained that he had merely had dental work. His vice president little realized how close he came to the presidency that summer.
(From wikipedia.org)
Wow! How did he talk after that. He is lucky TV wasn't around. The President can't have pimple without everyone know now.
ReplyDeleteThat is cool pin. I want to see all this cool stuff next time I'm down.
I didn't think of that. They didn't have news conferences i guess. Maybe if he wanted to talk to the people he would just write it out as a press release.
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